Cranes (1969 song)

For the rural locality, see Zhuravli, Russia.

"Cranes" (Russian: «Журавли», IPA: [ʐʊrɐˈvlʲi]), first performed in 1969, is a famous Russian song about soldiers who did not come back alive from battles.[1] The song was composed by Yan Frenkel on translation of poem by Rasul Gamzatov and performed by Mark Bernes.[2]

Zhuravli (above the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) on Russian stamp, 1995
  1. ^ Elena Polyudova (29 February 2016). Soviet War Songs in the Context of Russian Culture. Cambridge Scholars. p. 178. ISBN 9781443889742. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  2. ^ "Из интервью Я. Френкеля телеканалу «Россия» (ссылка с привязкой ко времени: от 1 мин. 47 сек. до 2 мин. 05 сек.)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2019-09-22.